In the immediate aftermath of the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, two CNN legal analysts, who are presented to viewers as unbiased experts, made their biases very clear and public. Jeffrey Toobin took to Twitter, while Sonny Hostin
It is beyond doubt that Barack Obama would not have been a national political figure had it not been for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In a moment of profound national division over the war in
There is a stated presumption by many that George Zimmerman was acting as a sort of racial vigilante — keeping on the lookout to make sure that “those who don’t belong” (such as black kids wearing hoodies) were hassled and
Left-wing The Nation blames “White Supremacy” as the motivating factor behind George Zimmerman’s acquittal: A jury has found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in connection to death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. But while the verdict came as a
In March 2012, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera felt the brunt of faux outrage from the left for declaring, “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” On Friday, after hearing the prosecution’s
For reasons no one should have to explain, both federal and state laws protect the anonymity of jurors. Monday morning on CNN, though, anchor Carol Costello said, “I understand [the jury’s desire to remain anonymous] during trial, but after the
In response to Consider the Implications if Zimmerman Had Been Convicted: The other disturbing set of implications from the Zimmerman trial, and the angry reaction of “Justice for Trayvon” demonstrators to the verdict, goes back to the incident itself. You’ve
(AP) Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. citiesBy TERENCE CHEAAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOProtesters in Los Angeles and Oakland blocked traffic and clashed with police in a day of protests in California against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death
Trayvon Martin’s family’s attorneys, Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks appear to have connections to an Astroturf activist group that led protests, marches and other civil disobedience that forced the removal of Sanford, Florida’s police chief, the arrest of George Zimmerman
Many of the “Justice for Trayvon” protests nationwide have involved white radicals purporting to speak on behalf of the black community, or angrily denouncing the “white privilege” that supposedly played a role in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in
Following the “not guilty” verdict against George Zimmerman, the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sent an email to supporters announcing they have partnered with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to pressure the Justice Department (DOJ) into
In the countdown to the Zimmerman verdict Saturday, CNN host Nancy Grace repeated on HLN the accusation that George Zimmerman used the racial slur “coon” in his 911 call the night of Trayvon Martin’s shooting. CNN retracted the claim in
Breitbart News: On Sunday evening, protesters against the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting shut down the 10 Freeway in Crenshaw, a largely-minority area of Los Angeles.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Strong reaction has erupted in New York and across the country after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
All over New York City, residents showed their fury over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case Sunday night. The protests ranged from Harlem in north Manhattan southward to Times Square and extended into Brooklyn. Thousands of protesters
On Sunday evening in Oakland, protesters lit a flag on fire in anger over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Afterward, one protester appeared to light a marijuana cigarette (“blunt”) off the
On Sunday evening in Oakland, hundreds of demonstrators mobbed the streets to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. The new protests followed protests on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in
On Sunday evening, protesters against the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting shut down the 10 Freeway in Crenshaw, a largely-minority area of Los Angeles. Some local reports say that police shot beanbags at the
Now that the trial to determine whether or not he was guilty of a malicious murder is over, George Zimmerman’s lawyers are stepping up their lawsuit against NBC News for airing edited audio that allegedly made their client look like
On Sunday, the head of the nation’s second-largest teachers union said the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was “disappointing” because he should have faced consequences for killing Trayvon Martin. Randi Weingarten, who heads the 1.5 million-member American Federation of
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough penned an op-ed at Politico Sunday which takes a long-contested claim as fact–that George Zimmerman used racially-charged statements against Trayvon Martin. After a jury found Zimmerman not guilty on second-degree murder or lesser charges, the “Morning Joe”
Like the racially-charged sham prosecution of the Duke lacrosse team, the racially charged prosecution of George Zimmerman was partly triggered by the threats of Malik Zulu Shabazz, the head of the racist and anti-Semitic New Black Panther Party. The New
Pop singer Katy Perry and the son of Mia Farrow agree on one thing regarding the acquittal of George Zimmerman–it confirms their feelings that America remains a racist society. Ronan Farrow, the biological son of the actress and her former
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White apologized on Sunday for tweeting on Saturday that the jurors that found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges should “go home tonight and kill themselves.” He said he understood his tweet “was extreme”
On Sunday afternoon, the Obama Department of Justice announced that it would pursue investigation into George Zimmerman. That announcement came just hours after Zimmerman was acquitted for second-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and within one
